[True affection and feigned sincerity x strangers who don't recognize each other] [Warm on the outside, cold within x cold on the outside, warm within]
A story of solving cases, falling in love, and revealing secret identities along the way. It's a mystery adventure with a lighthearted romance and no angst.
Plot synopsis:
Why have two identical faces appeared in Lingling County? Why did a poor girl from Taoyang County die on a freezing night? Why is a notorious womanizer running rampant in Qianling County?
Are all the cases they encounter along the way mere coincidence, or part of a conspiracy?
And who, exactly, is the person traveling alongside them?
Romance synopsis:
You say our meeting was fate. In truth, it was a long-awaited reunion that I deliberately arranged.
Fu Shiyu is the Marquis of Yongding in the Great Sheng dynasty. Since childhood, he was betrothed to his childhood sweetheart, Nan Rongli, the Princess Pingle of Great Sheng. But ten years ago, a rebellion threatened the dynasty, and the princess disappeared.
Ten years have passed. Everyone tells Fu Shiyu that his Li'er died long ago, but he refuses to believe it. He temporarily sets aside his duties at court and sets out to find her himself. Whether she is alive or dead, he must see for himself.
But after passing through a small town, he casually rescues a little girl, only for her older sister, Shi Yuli, to repay his kindness by brazenly demanding that he escort her home. Already troubled by his own worries, Fu Shiyu finds this nothing but annoying.
But when he sees the older and younger girls before him, both pleading with tears in their eyes, Fu Shiyu, who has never been able to stand seeing anyone cry, relents...
Shi Yuli sets a trap for Fu Shiyu. According to the others' plans, it is meant to assassinate the marquis and steal his military tally. But Shi Yuli only wants to see Fu Shiyu once.
Now the eight corners of the realm are at peace, and the lands under heaven are calm. Will the princess return?
Bonus scene:
Shi Yuli: I like you!
Fu Shiyu: ...I already have someone I love.
Shi Yuli: I know. (That's me!)
Coming soon: "The Young Lady Is Consistently Losing It"
Lately, the people of Langzhou City have been gossiping about something over tea: the prefect's daughter, who has been mad for ten years, has gone even madder over the past few days. She talks back to her father, slaps her mother, and keeps bullying her younger siblings, turning the whole household upside down.
If that's the case, why has the young lady, who was locked away, been let out?
The teahouse owner leaned over to refill everyone's cups and filled in the rest of the story: "Because the family that just moved to the east of the city sent her a betrothal gift. She's getting married."
"That family that just moved to the east of the city!" The gossiping crowd was even more shocked. "Isn't their young master a cripple?"
A madwoman and a cripple. What could be a better match?
Mu Huanzhen, the only beloved daughter of a late great general, ended up by a twist of fate as Mu Hanqing, the eldest daughter of the prefect's family in Langzhou City.
The Mu family seems harmonious on the surface, but their home is full of unspeakable filth. Faced with the hypocrisy of her new parents and the bullying of her younger siblings, Mu Huanzhen is nothing like the old Mu Hanqing, who could only endure it all. Hiding behind her madwoman persona, she gives the Mu family a proper taste of what it means to be wronged!
The betrothal gifts from the family in the east of the city arrive with a letter.
Following the letter's instructions, Mu Huanzhen meets her future husband, a handsome man who, unfortunately, cannot walk.
The disabled young gentleman states his purpose as soon as they meet: a marriage of convenience. Mu Huanzhen agrees.
Because this man is Su Qianji, head of the Ten Thousand Documents Bureau, a martial world organization that controls all the information under heaven. He is skilled in both medicine and poison, earning him the title of Master of Medicine and Poison.
To avenge her father, Mu Huanzhen needs his help. She doesn't know what Su Qianji wants, but she doesn't care.
Bonus scene:
At their first meeting, Mu Huanzhen deliberately breaks Su Qianji's white jade tea set, worth a thousand taels, then feigns innocence. "Sorry, Young Master Su. Was I having another episode just now? I don't remember."
Su Qianji's expression barely changes. "It's fine. I've put down 1,350 taels on Miss Mu's tab."
Theme: Patience and perseverance.
